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 Algiers, the radiant "White City" perched on the azure expanse of the Mediterranean, awoke this morning, the fifteenth day of May, not to the typical embrace of springtime sunshine, but to the persistent, melancholic rhythm of rain. The weather forecast had prepared its residents for a decidedly unsettled day, a significant departure from the sun-drenched skies that mid-May usually promises along this beautiful coastline. The air was thick with moisture, a pervasive dampness that clung to everything, and the sky overhead was a uniform, impenetrable canvas of grey, a stark contrast to the vibrant blue that usually dominates the Algerian capital at this time of year. This was a day where the elements asserted their presence, a day defined by the ceaseless descent of precipitation and the cool, insistent push of the wind . As the city stirred from its slumber, hours before the official moment of sunrise , the atmosphere was already heavy with the presence of incoming weather ...

 The colossal, dynamic heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city of Kinshasa, a sprawling mosaic of life and energy nestled beside the immense flow of the Congo River, stirred on Wednesday, May 14th, 2025, not with the crisp dawn of a temperate clime, but with the deep, inherent warmth and profound humidity that are the hallmarks of its equatorial existence. May in Kinshasa marks a transitional phase, a subtle shift from one rainy season towards a drier spell, yet the air remains perpetually thick with moisture, and the sun, when it appears, possesses an unyielding strength. Today's forecast promised a narrative sculpted by these very elements: a day of pervasive heat, clinging humidity, and the dramatic possibility of atmospheric release in the form of scattered thunderstorms. Long before the first blush of official sunrise, which would arrive this morning around 5:57 AM, Kinshasa was already wrapped in a warm embrace. The temperature in the pre-dawn darkness hadn’t dipp...